The Ada Halloween Celebration Trick or Treat event held in the old Gym on the Headquarters Campus.
Ardmore Head Start Trick or Treat event that took place at the Carter Seminary gym in Ardmore.
The Chickasaw White House hosted Harvest Fest Saturday, Oct. 17 at the grounds in Emet, OK. The event offered attendants the chance to step back into the early 1900s with food and activities planned to exemplify the lives of Chickasaw Nation Governor Douglas H. Johnston and his family.
Below is a listing of historic sites in the Chickasaw Nation boundaries. A brief description and location or contact information is given for each listing.
|
City |
Name |
Description |
Location |
| Achille | Bloomfield Academy Site | Achille Indian girls seminary, established 1853. | Hwy. 78 South 1.5 miles |
| Ada | Callixyon | Fossilized tree fragments. | ECU campus |
| Ada | Robert S. Kerr Memorial | Cabin & gravesites of prominent Ada residents. | Kerr Lab Road |
| Ada | Four Men Hanging | Historical marker site | 10th & Townsend |
| Ada | Kullihoma Reservation | A 1,500+ acre tribal reserve once used actively for stomp gorund, school and community | ~10 miles east of Ada on Hwy 1 |
| Colbert | Colbert's Ferry | Butterfield Mail Route in 1875. | Hwy 69/75 |
| Davis | Fort Arbuckle | Est. 1875 - 20 years service. | Scale model at Davis' museum |
| Drake | Governor Cyrus Harris Gravesite | Elected first governor of Chickasaw Nation. Served five terms. | South of Sulphur, near Drake |
| Emet | White House of Chickasaw Nation | Home of Douglas H. Johnston, Chickasaw Governor. | Hwy 48 |
| Emet | Emet Cemetary | Chickasaw's council site before moving to Tishomingo. | |
| Fitzhugh | Natural Mound | Landmark of Old California Road used by '49 gold miners. | Hwy 1, SW of town |
| Kingston | Camp Leavenworth | Named for Gen. Henry Leavenworth. | |
| Lebanon | Burney Institute | Girls school (1854), renamed Chickasaw Orphan Home and Manual Labor School. | |
| Lindsay | Murray-Lindsay Mansion | Historic home of city founders. | 2 miles S. on Hwy 76 |
| Marietta | Edmond Pickens Memorial | First Chickasaw Chief elected in Indian Territory. | 7 miles E. on Hwy 21 |
| Marietta | Love County Courthouse | Built in 1910. First courthouse built after statehood. | |
| Pauls Valley | Historic Downtown and Brick Streets | Town originally settled by Chickasaws. | Contact (405) 238-3048 |
| Reagan | Sipokni West | Recreated 1890's Old West Town | Contact (580) 384-5536 |
| Sulphur | Cultural Center | A place for Chicksaw citizens to embrace, revitalize and share Chickasaw history, culture and traditions. | Contact (580)436-7265 |
| Tishomingo | Fort Washita | Est. 1842 by Gen. Taylor to protect Chickasaws from Plains Indians. | Contact (580) 924-6502 |
| Tishomingo | Fort Washita Cemetary | Colbert family plot. Famous tribal leaders in I.T. | Contact (580) 924-6502 |
| Tishomingo | Good Springs | Est. 1856. Name later changed to Tishomingo. | At Pennington Creek |
| Tishomingo | Chickasaw Capitol Building | Historic capitol of the Chickasaw Nation. | Fisher and 8th St. |
| Tishomingo | Pennington Dam | Picnic and scenic site. | 309 S. Ward St. |
| Wapanucka | Boggy Military Depot | Site of Old Overland Mail Station | 5 miles E., on Hwy 7 at bridge |
| Wapanucka | Wapanucka Academy | Education facility established for Chickasaw girls in 1852. | |
| Waurika | Chisholm Trail Marker | Historic Chisholm Trail stop. | 3 miles E. of city |
| Wynnewood | Moore Settle House | Built circa 1899. National Register of Historic Places. Drive by only. | 508 E. Cherokee |
